President Marcos has transferred the administrative supervision of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) and the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) to the Office of the President, bringing the two agencies back under direct Palace oversight. The transfer was ordered under...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta raised questions over whether the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) dozen major interventions—amounting to P212.5 billion under the Senate version of the 2026 national budget—are reaching their intended beneficiaries and meaningfully reducing...
Malacañang assured the public that the Marcos administration is expanding its anti-poverty programs following a survey showing a rise in self-rated poverty among Filipinos. Unsplash A recent StratBase-SWS survey showed that 55 percent of Filipino families rated themselves as poor in April,...
The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC), on Monday, March 18, said it is pushing for a wage recovery in the country to help workers keep up with rising living costs and boost the economy. Photo from NAPC "We are convincing the government to agree to the wage recovery from P610 to add P150...
The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) on Monday, February 19, acknowledged the progress in the country's employment rate but stressed the need for continued efforts to recover from pandemic losses. Photo from NAPC When asked how is the country’s employment rate going, Danilo Laserna,...
The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) urged local governments to establish economic zones to attract investments and create jobs to reduce poverty in the Philippines. Photo from NAPC "We urge the local government to have economic zones to welcome investments coming into their...
With so many Filipino youths living in poverty, the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) urged soon-to-be-appointed Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials to prioritize anti-poverty programs. National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) NAPC Sectoral Representative for Youth and Students Sector...
The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) joined forces with 14 other agencies and signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to support the "Task Force Contra IUUF" that will ensure coordination among partner agencies in preventing Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing (IUUF) in Western...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered government agencies to "keep their eyes open" and employ the whole-of-government approach to address poverty. *ANTI-POVERTY AGENDA—President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. presides over the first National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) En Banc...
While the national government's "Walang Gutom 2027" Food Stamp Program could not eliminate poverty in the Philippines, the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) emphasized that this would serve as a "temporary solution" to address the problem. (Janssen Romero / file photo / Manila Bulletin)...
The drafting of the national anti-poverty agenda and poverty reduction plan as part of the administration's Philippine Development Plan 2023–2028 is already in progress, said National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) Lead Convenor and Secretary Lope B. Santos III in a briefing on Tuesday,...
The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) joined the celebration of the 55th founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Aug. 10 at the Bulwagang Apolinario Manibi in the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Office in Pasay City. National Anti-Poverty Commission...
